Hinge construction



Aug. 31,1926. 1,598,163

HINGE CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 2, 1923 struotion and readily zrosnrn: soss,

earner '5 NEVJ' YORK, 'H. Y., ASEIGNOR TO SUSS MANUFACTURING CO., INCL, (3F BROOKLYN, NE YORK,

A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

HINGE CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed November My present invention relates to hinge constructions, particularly, but not exclusively, such hinges as are especially adapted for use with the doors of automobiles or other vehicles, such as the type of hinges known to the rade as concealed hinges which are widely and extensively used for the particular purposes mentioned. it is an object of the present invention to devise hinges of the. general character specified above which, while being simple in con;- and economically fabricated,especially when the articles of the present invention, as is preferred, are made of sheet metal, such as sheet iron or steel, shall alsobe capable of being readily: and accurately installed; shall be strong and rugged in use, and littleliable to get out of order so as to require repair or replacement; and whichshall render possible the simple and quiet operation of the doors or other structures to which the hinges ot the present invention may be, and preferably are, applied.

In the accompanying specification I shall describe, and in the annexed drawing show, an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. It is, however, 'to' be clearly understood thatmy invention is not limited to the specific embodiment thereof herein shown and described for purposes 01 illust-ration only. 4

Referring to the annexed drawings, in which I have shown the aforesaid illus trative embodiment of the present invention:

Fig. 1 shows the door hinge member in side elevation, associated with the frame hinge member of "which a rear view is shown, the locking member being omitted for the purpose 0ft making the showing ciearer;

2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the'pin of the door hinge member taken along line 22 of Fig 1;

*Fig. 3 1s a plan view, partly broken away, of the locking member forming part of the hinge;

elevation and showing also a face view of the door frame hinge member with the look- .ing member in position;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the door hinge'member and the door frame hinge laminations 13", 15 and 1 k.

Fig. 7 is aplan view ota modified form oi locking member.

itererring now to the aforesaid illustrative embodiment of thevpresent invention more particularly tothe drawing illusing the same, the hinge construction comprising said illustrative embodiment consists of three main parts, namely, the door hinge member or hook I'Lthe door framehinge member or bracket B, and the locking member L.

The door hin e member or hook H comprises a plate 1bfor. attachment to the door, which has been indicatediby reference character l), by means'of'screws 11 passing through screw holes 12 in the plate lO. The plate preferably consists of two angular nembers 13 and 1 1 providing the portions '13 and 14 making up the plate 10,and' the portions 13" and l i forming two of the .lalllllliltlOllS of .the arm or hook-shapecl member 20. The spacebetwee'n the members 13 and 1 1, indicatediby reference character '15, .is'lil'led in by a third'laminatlon 15 also forming a part of the'arm or hook-shaped member 20.

The arm or hook-shaped member 20, consisting of thelaminations 13",15 and 1 1", whichmay'be'lheld together in any-suitable manner, as by the rivet 30,1has the configuration more clearlyshown in Fig. 5 o't'the drawing. 'Preferably the member '20 includes a main supporting portion '21, ad jacent the plate 10, and the pin-supporting portion 22 carrying the pintle pin 30, as more clearly shown in-Fig. 5 or" the drawing. For this purposethe member is provided with the elbow or band 23.

The pin passes through the successive In order that the pin may be securely held in" the member 20 and may assist also in holding the laminations 13, 15 and 14 ofwhich the member 20 is'made securely together, I prefer that the pin 30 shall initially have a reduced central portion 31 and theklarger end portions 32 and 33. Initially the openings in the laminations 135, 5 andlt,

secure the same against separation.

respectively designated by reference char? acters 13*, 15 and 14 may be substantially of the same size, which is of a size to permit the passage of the pin 30 therethrough.

After the pin has been inserted intothe openings 13, 15 and 4 of the three laminations 13 that the lamination 15 is in a position corresponding to the reduced portion 31 of the pin30, while the laminations 13 and 1 1'are in positions corresponding to the enlarged portions 32 and 33 of the pin 30,

the lamination 15 may be subjected to any ferred to.

The door frame hinge member or bracket B comprises a plate provided with the ing. through the screw holes 12 for attach-' screws or other fastening members 411 pass ing the member B to the frame of a door, here generally indicated by reference char acter F. The member B is provided with a substantially central opening 43 more clearly shown'in Fig. 1 of the drawing. This opening is defined by the side edges 44 and of the member B and by the upper edge 46 of a hook-supporting plate or bracket member 60 which is preferably stamped out integral from the member B, thus providing the substantially central opening 413 which will be described in greater detail hereinafter. The upper edge of the substantially central opening 43 is defined by the lower edge of a depressed or pressed-in portion 70, which will be described in greater detail hereinafter.

The hook-supporting plate or bracket member 60, as already stated above, ispreferably cut out integral with the main body portion of the member B; The bracket member 60is provided with an opening 61 for accommodating the lower end of the pin 30. While various shapes may be given to the bracket member 60, I prefer to use the form shown in the drawing as being best calculated to serve the intended pur-- erably the depressed portion 7 0 is formedby using a comparatively smalldie which is so manipulated that a depression of the desired depth and form is obtained without rupturing or otherwise damaging the 15 and 14", respectively, so

metal. lVhile various forms may be used for the depressed portion 70 and the depression 71 formed thereby, I prefer to use the form illustrated as being best calculated to serve the intended purpose.

Turning now to the locking member L, the same comprises a supporting portion 80 the upper edge of which conforms substantially to the inner upper edge of the depression 71, as more clearly shown in Fig. t of the drcwing. The supporting portion 80 of r the locking member L carries a freely rotatable fastening member, such as the screw or bolt 81. In order that the fastening member 81 may be retained in the supporting member 80 while still being freely rotatable within the same, I prefer that the member 81 shall have the head 82 countersunk in the portion 83 around the opening 84: of the member 80. The annular bead 84, which may be formed by subjecting the screw or bolt to longitudinal compression after the same has been inserted into the opening at with the head 82 in the countersunk depression 8 1 of the member 80, serves to maintain the fastening member 81 in freely rotatable position within the portion 80. It will be noted that a collar 86 is thus provided within the space between the head 82 and the collar 85 of the fastening member 81.

The locking member L has a locking por tion 87 provided with a cut-out portion. or notch 88 for cooperation with the upper end of the pin 30. While various forms mayv 11 passing through the openings 12 in the.

plate 10 of the hook member H. The upper frame hinge member or bracket B is similarly attached to the door frame F by means of the screws etl passing through the openings 12 in the plate 1O of the member B. The doorD carrying the member H is now applied to the door frame F carrying the member B by having the arm or hook portion enter the central opening 43 of the member B and thereupon inserting the lower end of the pin into the opening or depression 61 in the hook-supporting plate portion of the member B. The locking member L is now applied to the hinge by passing the threaded end of the bolt or screw 81 through the correspondingly threaded opening 71 in the depressed portion 70. By now operating'the bolt or screw 81 Which'is freely rotatable within the locking" member L as described above,'in the manner more clearly suggested by Fig. 5 0f the drawing, the locking portion 87 of the lock- 7 struction and may, for that reason, be readily "and economically fabricated. "lllS 18 particularly so when, as is preferred, the various arts of'which the hin e is constructed are made of sheet metal, such as sheet iron or steel. The hinge may be very readily and as accurately installed, and is very strong and rugged in use. It is little liable to get out of order and thus to require repair or replacement. The hinge also renders possible a very simple, accurate and quiet operation of the door or other structure to which the same is applied.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a modified form of locking member. In the form of locking member referred to, the plate 80 is provided with an aperture, which may or-may'not be threaded, into which freely passes the screw 82. This screw is loose, as distinguished from the screw 82 held within the plate 80 of the locking member already described. The portion 87 of the locking member L now being described, instead of being provided with a notch 88, as in the case of the locking member previously described, is provided with an aperture 88 which serves the same purpose as the notch referred to. Otherwise the construction of the hinge with which the locking member L may be employed is the same as the construction of the hinge with which the locking member L has been described as being employed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A hinge butt composed of two substantially similar sheet metal members, one end portion of which is L-shaped in form and the other end portion hook-shaped in form, the hook-shaped end portions of said membersbeing adapted to be placed one upon another with a hook-shaped part intermediate the same, means for securing said members and part together, and a pintle pin mounted in connection with said intermediate hart and projecting through the hook-shaped portions of the other parts.

2. A hinge butt comprising a laminated hook-shaped portion, a pintle pin passing transversely through the laminations of said hook-shaped portion with the ends of said pin projecting tlrerebeyond, means independ ent of saidpin for securing the laminations together, and means for preventing movement of said pin transversely with respect to said laininations.

3. A hinge butt comprising a plate po tion having an opening therein, a part integral with said plate portion and disposed at substantially. right angles thereto and in which is formed a pintle bearing, and a member mounted in connection with the first named butt and provided with a part extending in parallelism with the first named part, a pintle bearing in said last named part, means for detachably securing said member in connection with the butt, and the said-butt being provided'with a depression in one face thereof in which said member seats.

fl. A. hinge butt comprising a plate por tion having an opening therein, a part integral with said plate portion and disposed at Jstantially right angles thereto and in which is formed a pintle bearing, and a member mounted in connection with the first named butt and provided with. a part extending in parallelism with the first named part, a pintle bearing in said lastnamed part, means for detachably securing said member in connection with the butt, the said butt being provided with a depression in one face thereof in which said member seats, and said securing means comprising an attaching device movably and permanently supported in connection with said member.

5. A hinge butt composed of two separable members, one of said members comprising a plate having an opening therein and an integral part projecting substantially at right angles to said plate, and the other member being adapted to be secured to the first named member and provided with a part extending in parallelism with the first named part, and both of said parts having pintle bearing portions.

6. A hinge butt composed of two separable members, one of said members com prising a plate having an opening therein and an integral part projecting substantially at right angles to said plate and the other member being adapted to be secured to the first named member and provided with a part extending in parallelism with the first named part, both of said parts having pintle bearing portions, the first named member being provided in one face thereof with a depression in which the second named member is adapted to fit, and the attaching means of said member comprising a device movable in and retained against displace ment from that portion of the second named member mounted in said depression.

7. A hinge comprising two hinge butts, one of said butts comprising a hook-shaped arm having a pintle pin therein and project- CFI ing through the top and bottom faces thereof, the other of said butts comprising a plate having an opening therein through which i the hook-shaped arm of the other butt is adapted to pass, an integral part extending at right angles to said plate and apart independent of said butt and extending in spaced relation to and in parallelism with thefirst named part, and both of said parts having pintle bearings for the projecting portions of said pintle pin. I I

8. The combination with ahinge comprising two butts one of which is provided with a hook-shaped arm movably disposed with reference to the other butt and carrying a pintle pin engaging a pintle bearing on the other butt, of means adapted to engage said hook shaped arm and the pintle pin thereof for reinforcing said arm and increasing the bearing surface of said pintle pin, said means being detachable with respect to one of the butts of the hinge.

9. The combination with a hinge comprising two butts one of which is provided with a hook-shaped arm movably disposed with reference to the other butt and carrying a pintle pin engaginga'pintle bearing on the other butt, of means adapted to engage said hook-shaped arm and the pintle pin thereof for reinforcing said arm and increasing the bearing surface of said pintle pin, said means being detachable with respect to one of the butts of the hinge, and adapted to prevent the separation of the butts when mounted in position. i

10. In a hinge of the class described, two hinge butts oneoof which comprises a plate portion, and a pintle bearing portion extending at right angles to the plate portion and integral therewith, the other of said butts having a hook-shaped arm portion carrying a pintle pin projecting through both faces of said arm portion, the first named butt being apertured to permit of the free passage of the second named butt th erethrongh, and one pro 'ec'ting end of said pintle pin being operata 1e in the pintle bearing portion of the first named butt, and means detachably mounted with respect to the first named butt and provided with a pintle bearing portion arranged in parallelism with the first named pintle bearing portion and adapted to engagethe other proj ecting end of said pintle pin.

In testimony, whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 81st day of May, 1923.

JOSEPH Soss 

